8 Gadgets Ideal for Traveling

When you take a trip, there are certain things you take along with you. You’d never leave without your suitcase, your bathroom bag, and your gadgets. Your travels aren’t complete without all of the comforts of home, and the journey is much more pain-free when you have your favourite gadgets with you. These 8 gadgets are ideal for travelling. If you don’t already have them, you might want to add them to your list the next time you take a trip.

Skyroam Global Hotspot

If you were to only buy one of the gadgets on this list, this is definitely the one you should go for. It’s like having a fully functioning WiFi router in your pocket at all time. With just a push of a button, you activate a 24-hour WiFi session for as little as $8 a day. Up to five devices can connect to the Skyroam Global Hotspot, so you won’t have to disconnect to allow your travel companion to get some connectivity juice.

Apple iPhone X

Grab your smartphone before you head out the door on your next vacation or business trip. The iPhone X is one of the leading contenders among business travellers.With an endless number of travel apps available through the App Store, from maps to even a widget that can track security wait times at an airport, it’s like carrying everything you need in a palm-sized device. The iPhone X is also waterproof, has an incredible TrueDepth camera, and can even be charged wirelessly (thank you, Apple), the small device is like having a computer in your pocket so you can email, check your calendar, and search the web whenever you have a connection. You can also read books, watch movies and more.

Flux Portable Charger

A tiny, compact, cheap portable charger that can fully charge your aforementioned iPhone or any other smartphone at least 3 times before running out of juice itself… need we say more? The Flux portable charger is your ideal travel companion, keeping all your devices charged with built-in micro-USB connectors so you won’t have to pack your own tangled cables and chords.

MacBook Air

If you need to get some work done while you are away or you just want to keep up with emails and have entertainment nearby, you can’t beat the MacBook Air. This razor-thin computer is elegant and practical. It doesn’t have a CD or DVD drive, but you can get some work done on a document and check your email with ease. It also has a videophone so you can conduct face-to-face meetings with the office or family members back home while you are away. The retina display makes looking at your screen a pleasure, and the backlit keyboard makes working on the airplane when all the lights go off for sleep time as easy as could be. Just remember to put the laptop away every once and awhile to enjoy your surroundings.

Kindle

If you like to read when you travel, there is no reason to haul a bunch of heavy hardback or paperback books along with you. All you need is the slim Kindle and you can take a virtual library with you anywhere you go. The Kindle holds infinitely more books than any carry-on, and you can read as much as you want wherever you go. The Kindle is lightweight, easy to carry, and it can hold more books than you can read on any one trip. It may not be the same as holding a real book, but at least you get to read with ease when you travel.

Tile-Mate

No one ever wants to be the unfortunate soul who actually loses their belongings while travelling abroad. This smart gadget makes losing anything an impossibility. Using Bluetooth tracking technology, Tile Mate attaches to any of your belongings, from luggage to keys, passport, or wallet and allows you to see their location through a smartphone app anytime, anywhere. In the case of losing your phone, pressing the Tile Mate button twice will make it ring- even if it’s on silent. 

UE Boom 2

This affordable waterproof speaker is both compact and powerful enough to give you some serious party tunes on your time away. The range is pretty impressive too with 30 feet of free moving space, as well as 15 hours of battery life to keep the party going all night. Whether you’re out on the beach, on a rooftop in the rain, or even relaxing in your hotel room, the UE Boom 2 will keep you company with the best sound quality a portable speaker can offer.

Bose QuietComfort 35 Wireless Headphones

Say goodbye to crying babies on the plane, your seatmate snoring, or the airplane’s flaky earphone failing you halfway through your flight. They don’t only perfectly eliminate noise, but they also keep your ear warm and pair with the SimplyNoise app on your smartphone to help you fall soundly asleep.